Nice Day For a June Wedding?

bride and groom at thier oputdoor wedding

Yes, we know it’s November, and our Special Moments Event Planning team is in the middle of one of our busiest seasons. Our last blog post talked about wedding traditions. This week, we wanted to go one step further and discuss the history of June weddings.  The tradition of June weddings dates back thousands of…

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8 Incredible Wedding Ceremony Readings

A traditional Jewish wedding ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach.

It’s Friday, October 11th, and it’s been a week like no other. Our Special Moments Event Planning team is safe and putting together all the pieces – personal and professional. We had this blog post tucked away for the future, but this week seemed the perfect week to share it.   Love, Love, Love This…

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It’s NOT Our Wedding – Honest!

Master wedding planner and owner of Special Moments Event Planning during an interview with ABC Action News Tampa

Our Special Moments Event Planning team has been planning Tampa Bay weddings for a long time! Since 2004, to be exact. And one of the things we hear in the wedding industry is: “We don’t want to hire a wedding planner because it will become their wedding, not ours.” Honestly, that could not be farther…

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Congratulations On Your Engagement!

man holding an engagement ring behind his back with a bottle of champagne and flowers next to him

Congratulations on your engagement. Our Special Moments Event Planning team is so excited that you found us and are considering hiring a professional wedding planner.   Engagement Season According to the current wedding industry information, nearly 40% of all proposals happen between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day. The largest numbers happen somewhere between Christmas Eve and…

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Thankful

Thank you - thankful - thanksgiving

Our Special Moments Event Planning team hopes that you are spending the holidays with those you love. We wanted to take a few minutes out of our hectic holiday schedule to share how thankful we are today and every day.   To our couples and their families: It goes without saying that we are beyond…

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Return Of The White Queen

Tiffany room - Tammy Waterman - Master Wedding Planner - Clearwater Wedding Planner - Belleview Inn - Clearwater Weddings - Opal Collection - intimate clearwater weddings

This week our Special Moments Event Planning Lead Dream Maker, Tammy Waterman, had the honor of attending the historic ribbon cutting of The Belleview Inn in Belleaire.   The Belleview Inn opened in 1897 as The Hotel Belleview, a grand Queen Anne–style Victorian hotel with ornate gingerbread-like details in the peaked gables, overhanging roofs, and…

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Gold, Silver and White Wedding

Popcorn bar- a piece of cake - hyatt clearwater - special moments event planning

Christine + Kiel | Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa   Christina wanted a wedding design that was gold, silver and white with beautiful draping to separate different areas within the reception; however, it seemed not everyone she met understood her vision. Fortunately for Christina, Kiel and Christina’s mother Coleen, who was at times…

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